Distinguished lecture series is co-organised by the SKLMP and the Department of Chemistry (CHEM) of City University of Hong Kong. It aims to invite renowned scientists from around the world to share their latest research, experience and wisdom with students and members of SKLMP and CHEM, and have intellectual exchange and develop collaboration.
Prof. Jerald Schnoor, as our first honourable speaker, gave a talk on “Climate Change and the Sea” on 25 March 2022 and more than 100 audiences attended in total. Prof. Schnoor is the Allen S. Henry Chair in Engineering at the University of Iowa and a member of the National Academy of Engineering in the United States. He also served as Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Science & Technology during 2002-2014, and as the founding Editor-in-Chief of ES&T Letters during 2012-2014.
Prof. Jenny Stauber gave a talk on “An Environmental Risk Framework for Deep-Sea Mine Tailings Placement (DSTP)” on 20 May 2022. More than 40 audiences in total attended her great talk. Prof. Stauber is a Chief Research Scientist at CSIRO Land and Water in Australia, as well as Adjunct Professor at La Trobe University and Visiting Professor at South China Normal University. Prof. Stauber serves on a large number of expert advisory panels for the Australian government and the global mining industry. Meanwhile, she is also a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Science and the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, as well as a SETAC Fellow.
Prof. Bing Chen gave a distinguished lecture entitled “Marine Oil Spills: Lessons, Challenges and New Advances” on 29 July 2022, which was well attended by 70 audiences. Prof. Chen is from the Department of Civil Engineering at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. He is also a Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering and a Member of Royal Society of Canada (College) and European Academy of Sciences and Arts. The risk of marine oil spills is increasing globally, causing significant long-term negative impacts on ecological, social and economic systems. Prof. Chen provided an overview of past lessons, current practices, challenges and opportunities in marine oil spill response, and introduced frontier research in response decision-making and related advanced clean-up technologies.
